Tuvalu (/ tuːˈvɑːluː / ⓘ too-VAH-loo) [7] is an island country in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean, about midway between Hawaii and Australia.

Naval Base Funafuti was a naval base built by the United States Navy in 1942 to support the World War II effort. The base was located on the Island of Funafuti of the Ellice Islands in the Western Pacific Ocean. The island is now Tuvalu, an island country in the Polynesian.

HMTSS Te Mataili II (802) is the second Guardian-class patrol boat completed, and the first to be given to the small Pacific Ocean nation Tuvalu. [1][2][3] She was commissioned on 5 April 2019, replacing Te Mataili, a Pacific Forum patrol vessel, that had reached the …

Oct 22, 2024 · Australia has handed over a Guardian-class patrol boat to Tuvalu as as part of a continuing initiative to enhance security among its allies in the South Pacific. The “Te Mataili III” is the 21st Guardian-class patrol boat Canberra received from Austal.

Jun 20, 2024 · No, Tuvalu does not have a military force. Civilian authorities maintain effective control over the security forces, and members of the security forces are not reported to have committed abuses.

Oct 17, 2024 · Tuvalu has received another Guardian-class patrol vessel to replace a similar boat that was damaged by twin cyclones in 2023. Handover ceremonies for the vessel, which has …

The Tuvalu Government has received the Te Mataili II Guardian-class patrol boat, which is intended to enhance regional security in the Pacific. The patrol boat was handed over at a ceremony in Western Australia attended by Tuvalu Prime …

Apr 9, 2019 · The Tuvalu government received its Guardian-class steel-hulled patrol boat to help secure its maritime borders. The boat will be operated by the Tuvalu Police Force’s Maritime Surveillance Unit.

Oct 17, 2024 · The new patrol boat will significantly enhance Tuvalu’s capacity to safeguard its vast maritime domain. Tuvalu, a small island nation with extensive exclusive economic zones (EEZ), faces ongoing threats from illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and other transnational crimes.

Tuvalu has a "shiprider" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Tuvalu's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; "shiprider" agreements ...